Improvement in mucilage-holders



J. W. SILSBEE. Muci'lage Holder.

No. 204,625. Patented June 4,1878.

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O o O 00L WPTNEEEEE:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN W. SILSBEE, OF BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN MUCILAGE-HOLDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 204,625, dated June 4,1878; application filed April 11, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. SILsBEE, of

Binghamton, in the county of Broome and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Mucilage-Holders and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanyin gdrawings, which form part of this specification. 7 My invention relatesto an improvement in sponge-cleaners; and it consists in forming a beador recess around in the inside of the neck of a bottle, into which asheet of rubber or other elastic substance is forced, said elasticsubstance having radial slits made through it, so that the sponge can bepressed down and drawn up through it, as will be more fully describedhereinafter.

The accompanying drawings represent my invention.

a represents a bottle, of any suitable form, having a circular recess orgroove, b, formed around the inside of its neck. This recess may beformed in the act of blowing the bottle, or by any other means that maybe preferred.

Placed in this recess in the bottle is the sheet of rubber or otherelastic material, 0, which is just large enough to fit into the recesswith, sufficient force to prevent it from being easily removed. Throughthis sheet or disk are made a number of holes d, around its edge, andone through its center, and then the disk is slitted from the outer tothe central hole in such a manner that there will be a number of radialslits. By means of these slits the central portion of the disk isdivided into a number of points, as shown, which, when pressed downward,will open sufficiently to allow the sponge or swab e on the wire rod gto pass down through it. I

In drawing the swab or sponge upward these points also allow the swab tobe drawn through, but exert such a pressure upon it as to remove all thesuperfluous fluid from its sides and central portion that may beadhering to it. These points do not, however, come in contact with thelower end of the swab, and hence this portion will always besufficiently saturated to allow it to be used for any purpose for whichit may be required.

It is not necessary that the slits should extend outward to the edges,for, by making the hole through the center of the disk somewhat larger,the slits need not extend to the outer holes at all, and, if sopreferred, in some instances there will be but a single slit across thecenter of the disk, and in other cases no slit at all, as shown in theaccompanying drawings.

When this disk is in position the bottle will be filled through anycommon funnel, the lower end of which passes through the disk. Shouldthere be no funnel convenient, the bottle may be filled by allowing theliquid to pass through the holes of the disk, and, with the exceptionthat it will require somewhat longer time to fill the bottle, this willanswer equally as well.

I am aware that a piece of rubber having slits cut in it has been usedto form the bottom of a drip-cup for inkstands, and which is opened bydownward pressure to allow the ink to rise above it, and this Idisclaim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim In combination with a bottlehaving a groove in its neck, a single sheet of rubber or other elasticmaterial, 0, having a slit or slits across its center, down throughwhich slit or slits the swab is passed, substantially as shown.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand andseal this 6th day of April, 1878.

JOHN W. SILSBEE.

Witnesses:

E. M. FITz GERALD, MILES J. MATTHEWS.

